CVE-2006-6535

CVE Details

Release Date:	2007-01-30
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

Description

The dev_queue_xmit function in Linux kernel 2.6 can fail before calling the local_bh_disable function, which could lead to data corruption and node lockups. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue is exploitable.

See more information about CVE-2006-6535 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	9.4
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	Complete
Availability Impact:	Complete

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